In March 2025, I went to Powell River, British Columbia, Canada for a haunted getaway. Nothing like going to a familiar haunted places to check in with the spirits. However, I wasn't expecting this surprising spirit to manifest how it did.

Get the real-life ghost story, plus some history about Powell River and its historic townsite.

On Monday, February 2nd, I had an encounter that left me scratching my head. Something had played with my pack of rescue mutts ... but it didn't want to play with me.

Get the scoop on this phantom black dog encounter. If you've encountered one of these animal spirits, let me know in the comments on the podcast or over on Ghostly Activities.

This episode's goal is to help ghost hunters understand the difference between clues and evidence, why it matters, and how thinking like a cozy ghost hunter improves your credibility and the accuracy of an investigation. 

This episode will cover:

1. What's a clue

2. What's evidence

3. How clues become evidence

4. Why verifying (or debunking) clues matters

5. Key takeaways

Jake will also share examples from his ghostly case file on The Old Courthouse Inn, located in Powell River, BC, Canada.

You can read more at: https://ghostlyactivities.com/clues-vs-evidence-how-to-think-like-a-supernatural-sleuth/.

The Case File Approach helps you and your ghost hunting team organize their research and investigation into a credible report. It follows eight steps:

You can read all the details at https://ghostlyactivities.com/the-case-file-approach-ghostly-activities-revised-process/.

In November, I had an encounter with the mysterious entity known as Black-Eyed Kids. The incident didn't happen in your usual place, like an isolated home or dark rural highway. Tune in to get the spooky story.

This is my second encounter with Black-Eyed Kids. Read more about the first encounter on the Ghostly Activities blog at https://ghostlyactivities.com/i-encountered-a-black-eyed-kid-heres-what-happened-next/.

On Mystic Moon Cafe, Jake from Ghostly Activities co-hosted an episode on Black-Eyed Kids (BEKs), mylings and other parasitic entities. Each host described their own encounter with one of the monsters. 

We also discuss if BEKs could be aliens, psychic vampires or specters.

Resources for tonight's episode:

On December 9th, 2022, Jacob Rice of Ghostly Activities sat down for an interview on Haunted Voices. Todd Bates, the host, and Jake discussed ghostly encounters, gadgets and more. It was a lot of fun. Tune in to get the scoop today!

Listen to Haunted Voices: https://www.wltkdb.com/shows/hauntedvoices/

This interview also appears on Mystic Moon Cafe, an online radio show, which I co-host. Today, Troy Taylor discusses his new book, One Bleak Midwinter Night. It tells gruesome true crime tales, spooky ghost stories, and quite a few disasters from the holiday season. 

We chat about some creepy Christmas traditions, monsters, and Chicago haunts in depth.

You can find more books from Troy Taylor at his company site: americanhauntingsinc.com

There’s something creepy about an empty churchyard at night. The wind becomes still, barely rustling the fall leaves. The moon slips behind the clouds to dimly light the star-filled night. A shape moves between the headstones, low and steady, crouching. Most people would shrug it off as a stray dog. But old stories say it’s something else, a phantom black dog guardian called the Church Grim.

In this episode, we explore why ghosts mess with electronics. You'll hear about scientific reasons electronics fail as well as those paranormal theories behind electrical failures.

Woven through out, you get ghost hunting tips, tricks and some personal ghost stories (looking at you Canadian haunted places) about gear failures. So, tune in for the ghostly scoop.

You can also get the article at https://ghostlyactivities.com/why-do-ghosts-mess-with-electronics/.